Face-powder container



May 31, 1927. 1,630,437

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, piUN-ITED STAT Patented May 31, 1927.

as PATENT OFF JOHN HERBERT KJ'EI LLSTROM, OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO I. L. CLARK MANUFACTURING 00., OF. ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, A

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Application flled m 27, 1925. Serial No. 46,219.

My invention relates toimprovements in containers for carrying a supply of face powder.,. I

Loose or pulverized face powder 1s the preferable form to use in vanity cases smce it can be more easily applied than compacted or caked powder which is nowcommonly used. But, owing to its finely divided character, loose powder, as ordinarily dispensed, is apt to be spilled or dusted from its container, and a considerable portion is likely to be wasted.

e primary object of this invention is to provide a container for loose face powder which can be manufactured at a very low cost and which overcomes the disadvantages mentioned above.

Another object is to provide a loose powder container of new and improved construction having a novel means for dispens llgg the powder in quantities as desired by euser h b' I 'd In carrying out t ese 0 ects provi e a face pow er container having two parts-arran ed in telescoping relation sothat by a com ined axial and rotary movement between the parts, powder will be compressed within the container and a portion of it squeezed-through perforations in one ofthe rts I a I Further objects and advantages will become apparent from the following detailed description taken in connection with'the ac companying drawin in which: {i1}? F1 e 1 isa vert1cal sectional view of a pow er container embodying the features of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a side view of one of the parts of the container.

Fig. 3:; a plan view of the part shown While I have shown will describe in detail ments of the invention, it is to be underin the drawings and "stood that Ido not intend thereby to be limited to the particular forms disclosed but aim in the appended claim to cover all .modifications and alternative constructions falling within the spirit and scope of the invention:

Referring to the'exemplary forms of the the drawings, 10

designates a two-part container formed of a vertical sectional view of a modified form of the invention.

the preferred embodie,

has aperipheral side wall 12. 13 is a beaded portion of the side wall 12 by means of which the casing may be-grasped and held by one hand of the user.

Positioned within the outer casing 11 is an inner casing or closure member 14 constituting the other part of the container and cooperating with the outercasing to form the powder compartment. The member 14 has a peripheral side wall 15 whichtelescopes with the wall 12 of the casing 11. To provide a tight slip joint between the walls 12 and 15 and at the same time reduce sliding friction between them, the wall 12 may be formed with a suitable inturned flange 16 as shown in Fig. l.- The two casings may be joined in various other ways such as the one shown in Fig. 4, wherein the wall 12. Thus, it will be. observed that the two casings which form the powder compartment are adapted to be manually together and also rotated relatively.

Thetop wall 19 of the inner casing 14 is preferably depressed inwardly to form a concave surface on which powder will be retained and from which powder can be conveniently removed by means of a suitable pad or tpuff 20. A plurality of perforations 21 are ormed in the top wall through which powder may be fed from the powder com partment. In Fig. 1, 22 indicates a rounded surface by the inner casing 14 can beis to be moved relative to the wall 15 fits snugly within pressed In operation, the outer casing is held in one hand and the inner casing in the other hand by which it is rotated and pressed in -wardly. The axial movement of the two parts will decrease the volume of the powder compartment, thereby ca the powder.

to be compressed. 'Upon rotation of the two parts the powder under compression will be squeezed through the perforations 21 onto the concave surface of the top wall 19 from which it can be removed by the puff 2( Powder under compression in the. compartforced through the perfo- 4 ment may also be rations lg merely tapping the top wall 19. To re the containers shown herein, the

two casings 11 and 14 are first separated, and

- then the outer one is filled with powder.

ing 11. The cover serves to hold the parts of the container together.: 7

It-will be apparent that I have provided a loose powder vanity case which is extremely simple and inexpensive in construction, which is easy' to operate, and which presents a neat and artistic appearance.

I claim as my invention:

A powder container having, in combinaafiixed my signature.

tion, a casing havin a peripheral side wall and a closed'end, a c osure member compris- 2 ing a perforated end wall and a eripheral side wall depending from said end wall and projecting into the side wall of said casing in telescoping relation to form a powder compartment of variable volume, the volume 25 of said casing being substantially greater than the volume of said closure member whereby .powder contained in said casin can be compressed and forced through sai perforated wall by combined axial and rotary movement between said casing and the closure member.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto JOHN HERBERT KJELLSTROM. 

